lnsult or Honor?
More then 2000 schools have givne up their indian mascots in response to protests of native americans. A senior at the University of North Dakota named Amber Annis finds the “fighting sioux” offensive and wants to get ride of it. Annis is apart of the Cheyenne River Tribe in south Dakotat and finds the logo and nickname very upsetting. However, another member from a sioux tribe called Spirit Lake say the logo and nickname is an honor and takes the tribe one step closer to obscurity. In 2005 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N.C.A.A.) banned Indian mascots, logos and nicknames. Personinally i find this all very stupid. Its ridiculous how people get so worked up over little things. It is not as if they are making fun of the sioux or whatever the nickname or logo may be, they are using it to represent their team/school. Banning the use of Indian mascots is just a way for this Amber girl to get her name in print. She never states a reason why it offeneds her. Im almost positive the logo is not something along the lines of saying sioux suck or sioux’s are stupid. Basically, these people need to get over themselves because its not doing anyone any harm at all that some schools have Indian mascots.
I definitly have not blogged in the longest time. i just haven’t had time to do it. I have been jammed packed with homework and this journalism stuff is just extra work that i really do not need. Blogging everyday is a hard task when you have other homework that needs to be accomplished first.
loverly, Jillian
